List of 2023 free agents, salary cap update
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Bruins roster reset: List of 2023 free agents, salary cap update originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
It would have been unfathomable just a few weeks ago to think that on May 3 the main topic of conversation involving the Boston Bruins would be the future of the roster and not analyzing their second-round series in the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
But the Bruins never made it to Round 2. They were upset in the first round by the Florida Panthers, who sent the Bruins home in stunning fashion in overtime of Game 7 last Sunday.
These four areas proved fatal in Bruins’ stunning first-round exit
It’s going to be a very busy and interesting offseason for the Bruins. They have a lot of tough decisions to make from a roster perspective with over 10 players eligible for free agency. The salary cap will be a challenge, too. The cap is projected to rise just $1 million to $83.5 million for the 2023-24 campaign. The Bruins also have more than $4 million of bonus overages to apply to next year’s cap.
Bringing back the exact same roster is pretty much impossible. Some players will have to go.
Here’s a list of every Bruins player on the NHL roster who is an unrestricted or restricted free agent this summer.
Position: Center
Age: 37
2022-23 Stats: 78 GP, 27 G, 31 A
Bergeron is still an elite player after 19 NHL seasons. He is a finalist for the Selke Trophy again and probably will win it for a record sixth time. He continues to make a strong impact offensively, too, evidenced by his 27 goals, which extended his streak of consecutive seasons with 20-plus goals to 10. He was the second-best faceoff center in the league, in addition to being one of the best penalty killers. Performance is not a concern with Bergeron at all.
The issue is wear and tear. He’s dealt with plenty of injuries over his almost-two decades in the league. He missed the first four games of Round 1 with a herniated disc and played through the injury in Games 5, 6 and 7.
There’s also not much left for him…
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